On a day when a fresh corruption case against a UPA Minister came to light, Balbir Punj, MP and national vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Party lead protesters at raj Bhawan here and charged the Central Government of becoming a mute spectator of corruption Punj said that the Government has lost all rights to remain in power, as every day starts with a new scam.
“Corruption is all pervasive in the UPA Government. The Prime Minister has become an mute spectator and the Government is run by Congress President — Sonia Gandhi through a remote control,” Punj said.
The senior BJP leader addressed hundreds of BJP workers as the State unit staged a dharna outside the Governor’s house to register its protest over growing corruption in the UPA regime.
“Supreme Court has gone on record saying that the Government has shaken its trust in coal blocks allocation scam,” he said.
Punj said that the accused of the scam is investigator and prosecutor as well, terming it as a sham. He asked why was Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not sharing the responsibility in the Coal Block allocation scam when he was Coal Minister when the scam took place.
The BJP leader accused the Government of misusing CBI terming it unfortunate.
Addressing the protestors, former Chief Minister and leader of Opposition, Prem Kumar Dhumal expressed concern over Chinese incursion in Indian territory. He termed China as a big threat as it had made its railway tracks and airstrips in Tibet.
“I have met Prime Minister eight times over Chinese issue but he never bothered about it,” he added.